Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Taylor Time

Time for a baby update! Taylor had her 4 month check-up yesterday and she is looking pretty healthy. She is in the 60th percentile for height (24.5 inches), but only the 4th percentile for weight (10 lbs 15 1/2 ounces), so it looks like she is tall and skinny. Don't know where she got the tall genes...definitely not from mom and dad!

We also found out that Taylor has eczema--dry, itchy skin that rashes easily. The poor baby is smart though and has figured out that her little nails are good for scratching those itchy spots. The doctor gave us a prescription cream to help, so her skin should be looking better soon. She takes after her aunt Rebecca on this one...sorry kid!

Despite her itchy skin, Taylor is a very happy baby. This smiley shot was taken a few days ago at 6:30am...she is definitely a morning person!

In other development news, we think T might be just barely starting to grow some teeth. We can't see any yet, but she loves to grab our fingers and chew/suck on them and the girl drools like nothing else! Having a wet collar and dripping chin is standard for her now.

Little T has also developed quite the personality. She is so intrigued with people and loves to study and grab at faces. She's also learned to use that little voice of hers...she coos and screams happily all day long (unless it is bedtime--not such happy screaming at that point).

Taylor recently had some good bonding time with her 2nd cousin Lainey Rice and her great grandparents, Mami Yoli and Papi Chale.

Here's a "generations" shot: The great-grandparents, the grandparents, the parents, and the babies of the Cabrera side of the family...hmmmm, who looks the most white? You'd never guess she's a quarter Guatemalan from that pasty skin...guess she does look like her mommy!

Well, that's all we've got for now. Blake and I love being parents to such a darling girl. We are grateful to both our moms (and dads and siblings!) for taking such good care of our daughter while Blake and I are at work. It's not easy to leave that sweet girl each day, but we feel so blessed to live by family and have so much support. We love you all!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Smiley

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Pics from the Camera Phone

So I have too many pictures on my phone so it's time to unload some of them. Enjoy.

Here's Taylor in her stroller earlier today when we went on a walk. She was pretty grumpy. She fell asleep pretty fast though. We walked for about an hour while mommy cleaned the house. :) (Don't worry, I helped... I cleaned the tub).

Here's T waking up from a nap at Grandma Hagen's house. She's a cutie when she wakes up... most of the time.

This is a shot of my computer screen one time when I was watching Taylor for the day. She was in the other room but I set up the cam so I could keep an eye on her while I worked. Emily enjoyed watching it from her work too.

Just a funny pic of Little T. I think this was in the morning before we took her to grandma's. She's usually pretty alert and happy in the mornings.

Another one of the same. This was taken right after the other. She is becoming a really smiley baby. She also can grab things and talk now - in her own little baby way.

Sleepy head. She loves to cuddle. She's a great baby and she's a lot less fussy now. We like that.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Pics from Last Sunday

We got to church late last Sunday so we were out in the foyer for a bit. Here's Taylor in her seat happy and laughing at her favorite toy. We call it "Bluzie the elephant." She will just stare at it and smile forever.

About 3 minutes later we took her out of the seat and realized her whole backside was wet and brown/yellow. Why, hello there, Miss Blowout-Diaper. It was all over her, her car seat, and everything else around. She seemed happy as can be, though.

We took her home and got her all cleaned up. The pic above does not do the blowout justice. It was her best one yet.

Yup, being a dad is pretty cool.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Baby Blessing Pics





Sunday, April 19, 2009

Taylor Video

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Here's Taylor last Sunday night still in her Easter dress. If you listen closely you can hear the Masters Tournament commentary in the background. :)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Easter

Our little family on Easter Sunday. Sun was bright.

Taylor in her Easter dress. Still working on the smiles...